Meaning of stifle

Definition of stifle

(noun) joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
(verb) suppress in order to conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a laugh"; "repress a cry of fear"
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity; "Stifle your curiosity"
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"

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